Florida Tech Panthers Ahead Sesan Russell Indicators Skilled Contract with Germany’s Sparkassen Stars

coach billy mims: Sesan was a dominant participant in our program

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Former males’s basketball participant Sesan Russell will proceed his taking part in profession after he signed an expert contract with the Sparkassen Stars of the ProA league in Germany this week.

The ProA is the second-tier league {of professional} basketball in Germany. The league was based in 2007 and presently consists of 16 groups that take part in a 34-game common season throughout the nation.

The Sparkassen Stars are an expert basketball membership positioned in Bochum, Germany. The membership was based in 2011 and has been a member of the ProA league for the reason that 2022-23 season.

“I’m so comfortable for Sesan together with his signing to play professionally in Germany,” stated Florida Tech head coach Billy Mims. “His work ethic and dedication to the sport are nearly as good as any participant that I’ve coached.”

“Sesan was a dominant participant in our program, within the SSC, and in the complete nation. I’ve little question he has what it takes to succeed on the skilled degree.”

“As a profession starter, Sesan did all of it for us at Florida Tech. He may rating from anyplace on the court docket, made his teammates higher together with his passing, and was a drive to reckon with on protection.”

“Sesan will all the time be remembered as one of many most interesting to placed on a Panther uniform and I’ve been blessed to have the ability to coach him. The Sparkassen Stars have made an important selection and I do know that the followers in Germany will love him as nicely.”

Russell wrapped up his profession with Florida Tech after 5 seasons during which he appeared in 92 video games with 89 begins and totaled 1,645 factors. The London, England native ranks among the many high 10 in program historical past in a number of classes together with profession factors scored (1,645), factors per sport (17.9), and is the all-time program chief in assists with 442.

Throughout the 2022-23 season with the Panthers, he appeared in 25 video games with 24 begins. He completed second on the crew in scoring with 18.9 factors per sport and led the convention in assists with 7.0 assists per sport. Russell’s efficiency on the court docket earned him Second Workforce All-SSC honors in his remaining season.

The 2023-24 ProA season is scheduled to start in late September and goes by means of April. Sparkassen’s first sport is scheduled for September 30 towards the Nurnberg Falcons.

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